Repatriation Will Increase GDP and Jobs, Says House GOP'er

Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) cites a study that reports that repatriation could increase the GDP by as much as four percent and increase jobs by as much as 2.9 million over the next few years. (00:11)

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Extending Tax Cuts And Unemployment Benefits Necessary, Claims CBO Consultant

AEI scholar John Makin, a former CBO and Treasury Department consultant, says the latest GDP numbers indicate that failing to extend the Bush tax cuts and unemployment benefits would be suicidal for the economy. Makin adds that he does not believe it will happen. (0:27)

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GDP Should Fall Slightly In 4th Quarter, Predicts Former Treasury Consultant

AEI scholar John Makin, a former consultant for the CBO and Treasury Department, predicts that the GDP will fall by the end of the fourth quarter. (0:39)

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Obama: Government Can't Replace Every Job That Has Been Lost

Speaking to reporters in the White House Rose Garden on Friday, President Barack Obama comments on the newly released Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers for the first quarter of 2010. (:36)
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Economy Still Has Improving To Do, Says Obama

Speaking to reporters in the White House Rose Garden on Friday, President Barack Obama comments on the newly released Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers for the first quarter of 2010. (:09)
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Obama: Economy Is Heading In The Right Direction

Speaking to reporters in the White House Rose Garden on Friday, President Barack Obama comments on the newly released Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers for the first quarter of 2010. (:12)
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New GDP Numbers Show Economy Is Creating Jobs, Says Obama

Speaking to reporters in the White House Rose Garden on Friday, President Barack Obama comments on the newly released Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers for the first quarter of 2010. (:34)
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Technological Achievements Can Increase GDP, Says Secretary Clinton

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday during remarks at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. that the One Wold Bank Study projects a ten percent increase in mobile phone use can translate to a 1 percent increase in GDP. (0:42)
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American Job Outlook Grim, Says Economist

Former economic adviser for President Clinton Alan Blinder says that Congress, the Obama administration and the Federal Reserve have helped the economy enormously, but it is still in bad shape. He says although GDP is growing, the amount of jobs is still likely to "shrink." (0:37)

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William Beach Refutes Claims of Recession at Joint Committee Hearing

William Beach, Director of the Heritage Foundation's Center for Data Analysis,  stated that recent economic indicators demonstrate slow growth rather than recession in his testimony before the Joint Economic Committee (JEC). (0:44)
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